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Roger Cox has sent shockwaves through boardrooms, from the Dutch state to Shell and later ING. On Friday 23 January 2026, during Maastricht University’s Dies Natalis, he received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Law for his pioneering work in climate jurisprudence.‍

Across UM, colleagues are experimenting with a range of approaches, including extended reality (XR), to explore how particular learning goals might be supported in new ways.

On 19 March, colleagues from university Centres for Teaching & Learning (CTLs) met at Radboud University for a thematic day focused on strengthening collaboration and clarifying shared priorities.

Diana Van Elssen has recently started at EDLAB in the role of Communications & Event Support Officer.

She wants to work where the most vulnerable people need support. “I would work for free, if I didn’t have to feed myself.” Raneesha De Silva works in the humanitarian field, based in her home country Sri Lanka. Every year, she returns to Maastricht; the city that changed her life.

Wat begon als een onderzoek naar historische watermolens groeide uit tot een gezamenlijke zoektocht naar hoe je een landschap beheert dat tegelijk prachtig én toxisch is.

The editors of the Oxford Reports on International Law: International Human Rights Law - UN Human Rights Bodies module , are looking for human rights case law reporters.

Two new studies by researchers at Maastricht University and Harvard University challenge the decades-old assumption that a long-overlooked organ is of little importance in adults. The thymus is best known for its role in the development of the immune system during childhood.

The Faculty of Law at Maastricht University celebrated its 45th anniversary with the opening of the renovated Garden of Justice, a symbolic tree-planting ceremony, and the burial of a time capsule.

Feeling stuck happens. At Student-Meet Vol. 13, UM students came together at EDLAB to explore how inspiration works and how small actions can help get things moving again.